Vinayaka Chaviti
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Samudrala Sr
Written by	Samudrala Sr. (dialogues)
Produced by	K. Gopala Rao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Jamuna
Cinematography	C. Nageswara Rao
Edited by	N. S. Prakash
Music by	Ghantasala
Production company	Aswaraja Pictures
Release date	22 August 1957
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Vinayaka Chaviti is a 1957 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by Samudrala Sr. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jamuna and music composed by Ghantasala. It was produced by K. Gopala Rao under the Aswaraja Pictures banner. The story is of Syamantakopakhyanam, annually read during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival day celebrations of Lord Vinayaka. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Vinayaga Chathurthi and was released in 1959^[1] and later into Hindi in 1973 as Ganesh Chaturti.

Plot

The film begins, with Parvathi making a mud sculpture and breathing life into it, guards him while proceeding to the bath. Accordingly, he does so when Shiva arrives, and the child bars him when he beheads him as enraged. Later, realizing the fact, Siva makes him alive with the head of a demon elephant Gajasura his ardent devotee, giving the name Ganesha, a man with an elephant face and makes him the lord of the Ganas. During the celebration, Chandra heckles him and gets cursed that one who sees him on the day will face ignominy by false rumors.

Eras roll by, it is the period of Dvapara Yuga when Krishna views Chandra in milk at Rukmini's residence. Parallelly, Satrajit a staunch devotee of the Sun, acquires a special jewel Syamantaka as a boon that bestows a huge amount of gold daily. Knowing it, Krishna requests him to hand over it for proper utilization which Satrajit refuses and develops animosity with Krishna. Meanwhile, Satyabhama the daughter of Satrajit, falls for Krishna when her father forcibly fixes her alliance with Satadhanva. Once, Prasena the sibling of Satrajit moves to hunt wearing the jewel where a lion slaughters him and runs off with the jewel which has been picked up by Jambavanta and gifts to his daughter Jambavati.

At present, Satrajit denounces Krishna as a homicide, so, he lands in the forest to remove his mar. He detects the jewel is possessed by Jambavanta and the war erupts between them for 28 days. At that moment, he realizes Krishna is a reincarnation of Rama who has arrived to fulfill his vow to have a duel with him. Soon Jambavanta endorses the jewel with his daughter to him. After return, Krishna retrieves it to Satrajit when he feels guilty, ergo, entrusts it and Satyabhama. During the time of their wedding, enraged Satadhanva attacks slay Satrajit and escape with the jewel when Krishna decapitates him with Sudarshana Chakra. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Lord Krishna
• Jamuna as Satyabhama
• Krishna Kumari as Rukmini
• Gummadi as Satrajit
• Rajanala as Prasena
• R. Nageswara Rao as Sathadhana
• A. Prakasa Rao as Narada Maharshi
• Balakrishna as Vasanthaka
• Suryakala as Goddess Parvathi
• Satya Devi as Jambavathi

Music

Music was composed by Ghantasala. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr. The song Dinakara Subhakara is a memorable.^[2]

References

External links

• Vinayaka Chaviti at IMDb